https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467831 A criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be formally amended to cure a curable defect in pleadings, including by elaborating averments on vicarious liability of partners, where the firm and partners are already impleaded and the amendment does not alter the core prosecution. The court found that the proposed change only clarified existing allegations about responsibility for conduct of business, and did not introduce a new case. It also held that no real prejudice was shown to the accused, since the essential allegations and available defences remained unchanged. The challenge to the amendment order therefore failed. en-us Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:11:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467831 A criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be formally amended to cure a curable defect in pleadings, including by elaborating averments on vicarious liability of partners, where the firm and partners are already impleaded and the amendment does not alter the core prosecution. The court found that the proposed change only clarified existing allegations about responsibility for conduct of business, and did not introduce a new case. It also held that no real prejudice was shown to the accused, since the essential allegations and available defences remained unchanged. The challenge to the amendment order therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467831